Whats the best way to tell if a watermellon is ready to be pulled off the vine?
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Choosing a ripe watermelon is a challenge. In the field or garden it is much easier than in the store because you will have more clues. The indications to look for in the garden are the drying of the "pigtail" or tendril closest to the melon on the vine. If it dries while the leaves and rest of the vine looks good, the melon should be ripe. The tendril is not available to melon hunters at the grocery store. A second clue, which is available at the grocery, is the color of the "ground spot," the place where the melon rested on the soil. If this ground spot is yellow or a cream-yellow color, the melon is ripe. If it is green or white, it probably is not ripe. The rind at the soil spot should toughen and resist denting with a fingernail when the melon is ripe. Finally, for those with an ear for music or who can easily distinguish sounds, the ripe melon will have a dull thud when thumped, while the unripe melon will have a tighter, ringing or hollow sound.
The water melon changes its color from dark green to pale green
Hi doc,
At our place, it's like, you're inspecting the watermelon close up for appropriate signs of ripeness and readiness, and suddenly there's this crushing pain in your foot.
Hope this helps,
Mantel
you pull it off when it looks like it stem its attached to cant hold it anymore
Lots of thumping. Cut open a test one that you suspect to be ripe, if its not give the rest a couple more days
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